Rail-joint.



T. HEINEY.

RAIL JOINT.

APPLIOATION FILED MAY 12, 1908.

907,048. Patented Dec. 15, 1908.

ATTORNEY .-To all whom it I n mas- 1mm it known that I, Tnnonona Hawaii, a .cltlzen of the United States, residing at Nazareth, in the county of Northampton and State of'Pennsylvania, have invented a cer-.

V min new and useful Im rovement in Railtendin Joints, of which the vfol owing is -a'specification.

' My invention relates to a new and useful improvement in railjoints and'has for its ob ect an exceedingly simple and effective device of this character by means of which the ends. of two ordinary rails may-be held together, without .the use of nuts and bolts thus providing a substantial, cheap andrealdily placed coupling for the ends of the ran 5.

With these ends in view this invention consists in the details of construction and combination of elements hereinafter set forth and then specifically vdesignated by the claims. y

In order that those skilled in the art to which this invention appertains may under- I stand how to make and use the same I will describe its construction in detail, referring by letter to the accompanyin drawing forming a part of this speci cation, in which-.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my 1m rovement secured to the ends of two'rails.

i 2, is a perspective view of the wedge, an Fig. 3, a perspective View of the plate.

In carrying out my invention as here embodied, A and A represent the ends of two the flange C being shorter than the 'fiange C', thus leaving a space between the top of the said flange C and the lower portion of the head of the rail; The upwardly ex fiangeC is bent outward or corrugate as indicated, so as to produce a certain amount of spring action, which Will compel it to rest firmly against the shank of the rail.

D represents the wedge member, the side .D of which is the wedge proper, the central.

portion of which is bent .outwardor corrugated, to produce a s ring action, so that when the wedge is in p ace it will readily remain there, the bottom D thereof being of the same thickness throu hout. From the upper portion of the side on the wedge D w s 6: Letters neat," -'Applicatl on mutiny 1a, 1908. 1 {sen-1,110. meat 1 a what I claim as new and usefu .t ga m iormed the brace D having opening s D on the outer end thereof for the reception of spikes when being secured in position upon the cross ties.

I Inv practice when it is desired to place my im 'roved rail jointupon the ends oftwo rai s the plate D will .first be placed upon the end of'the rail Aand to'move toward the opposite end of said rail until it will allow the end A of the next rail to be placed against the rail A then the plate. will. be

moved in the opposite direction'until it has been past the desired distance upon the ends- A of the rail, the small end ofthe wed e D .is'then placed between the flange C o the plate B and .the rails and driven inward until .it is tight,which will generally brin the brace D opposite the joining place 0 theends A and A of the, rails, the spikes will then be placed. on the openin D and driven into the cross ties thus ho ding the ends of the rails securely in position.

Of course I do-not wish to be limited to the exact details here shown as these may be varied without departing from the spimt of my invention.

Having thus 1. In a railway rail joint the combination with the ends of the rails A and A, the late B so formed as to produce a base an wardly extending flanges one of which is shorter than the other, the longer one bein corrugated, and. a wedge member the side 0 which is the-wedge proper, said side be' corrugated, said side havinga brace form therewith, having openings formed in its outer end for the reception of spikes formed from theside of said wedge member, substantially, as described.

2. In a railway rail joint composed of the meeting ends of two rails, a plate so formed as to produce a base and upwardly extendin flanges, one of'which is shorter than the ot er,. thedonger, one being oorru ted, a

bracethaving an opening cut therein for the reception of spikes formed from the side of said wedge member, substantially as described.

3; In a railway rail joint, the combination 'with the ends of two rails, a plate so formed as to produce a brace, upwardly extendingflanges thereon, 'one of which is shorter than fully described my invention the other thus Ieai'in a space between the pass for securing it to the cross ties, as and top of said flange an" the headvof the rail, for the purpose set forth. with the longer flange bein corrugated, a. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto afwedge member having the slde and bottom fixed my signature in the presence of two 5 poirtlon at right angles t3 one anothfir, the subscribing Witnesses.

si e portion ein t e we e ro er evin a" corru ation ormed t 011 1;, brac Y THEODORE E formed rom the top ortion of the side of Witnesses: I I said wedge member aving openings cut. Enwm BERGER, 10 therein through which spikes are adapted to GEORGE W. COPE. 

